The Legislature made Chavez' birthday, March 31, a state holiday in 2000. The measure called for schools to be closed if their school boards agreed.
The measure calls for Superintendent /*Ramon Cortines*/ to find a holiday the district would like to drop in favor of the Chavez holiday. The measure also calls for the school board to establish service-learning projects "in the spirit" of Chavez, the founder of /*United Farm Workers*/ and a civil rights leader.
School board member Yolie Flores Aguilar, who introduced the resolution, said, "Naming a holiday after Cesar Chavez is long overdue."
"Our students deserve to know the legacy of this courageous civil rights leader, they need to have a role model they can emulate and they should have opportunities to engage in community service as a way of giving back and learning about servant leadership."
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